Umm, only those eligible to receive a vaccine can get the vaccine; that's called reality. 80% of those eligible is pretty close to as good as you can expect and it's not going to work which makes the liberal approach ridiculous (as if there was any question). Here's one for you, nearly half of Israel's severe hospitalizations from COVID are fully vaccinated. Their COVID rates are the highest they've been since the pandemic started despite a high vaccination rate.Asmodeanreborn wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:08 amWow. If anybody's misrepresenting anything here, it's the talk about 80%. "Eligible" doesn't mean Sh#t. You need 70-90% TOTAL. Of every single person. The virus doesn't give a crap about some arbitrary human rules.ragtimejoe1 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 8:17 am80% of those eligible for vaccine have been vaccinated. I'm pretty certain your calculations include those who are ineligible for vaccines. 80% rate for the eligible is pretty good and highlights how vaccines won't stop the spread of COVID. I'm surprised the science is being so misrepresented by liberal politicians and media.Asmodeanreborn wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 8:02 pm Not even close. 56% of Israel was fully vaccinated as of August 31st. 61% Had received the first dose.
As you may also know, Israel has over 1,000 people per square mile (compared to 94 for the U.S.), which also doesn't help.
We have no idea what percentage is required to reach herd immunity for COVID, but it's definitely not lower than 70%, and likely it's closer to 90, a number there's no way in hell we'll reach.
"Liberal media."
You need to stop reading/listening to whomever you're getting your information from, because it would appear the "liberal media" stays closer to the truth than your sources.
Again, liberals and the liberal media are grossly misrepresenting the effectiveness of the vaccines to stop the spread. I don't blame them otherwise their nazi mandates wouldn't hold water.
Hopefully the next variant is less virulent to non-virulent, spreads quickly, and creates strong natural immunity, because, make no mistake, the chances of a vaccine resistant strain popping up is now greatest in the vaccinated crowd. That is unless of course, you don't follow the science and believe the liberal garbage that vaccines are stopping the spread.